New drug duo tested in fight against tough cancers

NCT ID NCT03049618

Summary

This study tested whether combining an experimental drug (sEphB4-HSA) with an approved immunotherapy (pembrolizumab) could help control advanced lung or head/neck cancers that had worsened after standard chemotherapy. It involved 42 patients who received both drugs by IV infusion. The main goal was to see how many patients' tumors shrank from this combination treatment.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • USC / Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Los Angeles, California, 90033, United States

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